Liptena opaca

Liptena opaca
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Liptena
Species:	L. opaca
Binomial name
	Liptena opaca; (Kirby, 1890)
Synonyms
	Larinopoda opacaKirby, 1890; Liptena opaca var. immaculataGrünberg, 1910;

Last updated December 14, 2025

Liptena opaca, the Kirby's liptena, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, the Republic of the Congo, Gabon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and Tanzania.^[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Subspecies

Liptena opaca opaca (eastern Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea: Mbini)
Liptena opaca centralisStempffer, Bennett & May, 1974 (Cameroon, Congo)
Liptena opaca gabunicaStempffer, Bennett & May, 1974 (Gabon, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Kwilu)
Liptena opaca sankuruStempffer, Bennett & May, 1974 (Democratic Republic of the Congo: Uele and Sankuru)
Liptena opaca ugandanaStempffer, Bennett & May, 1974 (western and central Uganda, north-western Tanzania)

References

↑ Liptena at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
↑ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Liptenina". Archived from the original on 2014-03-08. Retrieved 2012-10-04.

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[1] Liptena at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms

[ATBUT-2] "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Liptenina". Archived from the original on 2014-03-08. Retrieved 2012-10-04.

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